Ireland Case No. 4848Sexual assault · Co. Waterford
Businessman on trial in Waterford denies sexually assaulting young woman
A 67-year-old businessman is on trial at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court, denying a single charge of sexual assault on a young woman in Waterford between 2009 and 2010. He denies spiking her drink, and the case continues.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court23 Oct
3 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports28 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe accused has denied a single charge of sexual assault on the woman. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman says she woke to find the accused performing oral sex on her. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe accused is a 67-year-old man on trial for sexually assaulting a teenager at his business premises. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA 67-year-old businessman denies sexually assaulting a young woman when she was a teenager. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe woman called to the accused's business premises to ask for a lift home. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe alleged sexual assault took place at a location in Waterford. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe alleged offence took place on a date between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe charged offence is alleged to have occurred between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe alleged offence is said to have occurred between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe woman says the accused gave her drink before the alleged assault. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe complainant believes the accused spiked her vodka. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe complainant alleges her drink was spiked before the assault. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí arrested the accused in August 2022 for questioning about the alleged assault. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe accused has denied a single charge of sexual assault under section two of the Criminal Law (Rape) Amendment Act 1990. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe accused has denied a single charge of sexual assault. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe trial opened at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case continues. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe second day of the trial took place at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe trial is taking place before a jury at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe accused showed the woman a photo of her genitals on his phone and refused to delete it. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe woman changed her mind about reporting the matter after a 2021 Facebook post by the accused. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe complainant says she was groomed by the accused from the age of 14. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe complainant says the accused had earlier asked her for sexual favours in his car, which he denies. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe complainant was 19 at the time of the alleged assault and is now 34. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe complainant was 34 at the time of the trial. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe case is continuing. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe accused did not give evidence at his trial. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe accused rejected the suggestion that he had spiked the young woman's drink. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 25 Oct2024Businessman denies spiking teenager’s drink and sexually assaulting her at his premises
Trial report on day three of the accused's trial at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court; the accused did not give evidence and his garda interview was entered into evidence.
accused, 67, malevictim, 19, female - 24 Oct2024Man (67) accused in sexual assault case groomed woman from age of 14, she tells trial
Second day of trial: the complainant, now 34, gives evidence that she was groomed from age 14, that she believes her vodka was spiked before the alleged assault, and that an earlier alleged sexual request was made in the accused's car. The accused has denied the charge and the case continues.
accused, 67, malevictim, 34, female - 23 Oct2024Teenager’s ‘father figure’ allegedly sexually assaulted her after plying her with drink, court hears
Trial opening at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court. The woman gave evidence that she was 19 at the time of the alleged offence. No existing case matches this trial.
victim, 34, femaleaccused, 67, male